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Display Problem Solution
 CARD IS NOT
  FORMATTED
 Format
  No M
emory card has not 
been formatted for use 
in camera. H
ighlight  FORMAT  and press 
 but-
t on to format card, or turn camera off   
and replace card.12
IMAGE CANNOT BE SAVED or 
Error occurred while re-
cording picture.Fo rmat internal memory or memory 
ca rd.76
Camera has run out of 
fi le numbers.•  Insert new memory card.
• Select  Reset all  after either inserting 
new memory card or formatting in-
te rnal memory or memory card.12
76
Cannot create cropped, 
D- lighting, or small copy.Select picture that supports crop, 
D-lighting, or small picture.89
Pi cture cannot be used 
f or welcome screen.Choose picture 640 × 480 pixels or 
larger.—
Cannot copy picture.D elete pictures from destination.68
Image has already 
been modifi ed. 
D-Lighting cannot  be used.Original does not support 
D-lighting.D -lighting can not be used with cop-
ies.89
SOUND FILE CAN NOT BE SAVED
 or 
Camera has run out of 
fi  le numbers.Select  Reset all  after either inserting 
new memory card or formatting inter-
nal memory or memory card.76
CANNOT RECORD MOVIE Time out error while re-
cording movie. Choose memory card with faster write 
speed.77
OUT OF MEMORY or M
emory card is full. •  Choose smaller image size.
•  Delete pictures or voice recordings.
•  Insert new memory card.
•  Remove memory card and use inter-
nal memory.
61
40, 68 12
13
CARD CONTAINS NO IMAGES No pictures available for playback.
—
NO SOUND FILENo sound fi le available for playback.—
FILE CONTAINS
NO IMAGE DATA F
ile not created with 
C OOLPIX S5. Vi
ew fi le on computer or other de-
vice.
—THIS FILE CANNOT BE  PLAYED BACK.
ALL IMAGES ARE HIDDEN No pictures available for welcome screen or slide show.
—
PICTMOTION CANNOT BE 
CREATED No pictures selected for 
Pi
ctmotion movie. Select pictures. 49
PICTMOTION CANNOT BE  PLAYED BACK Pi
ctmotion fi les have 
been deleted or moved. D
elete aff  ected Pictmotion movie.
51
THIS IMAGE CANNOT BE 
DELETED Pi
cture is protected. Remove protection.68
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Display Problem Solution
NEW CITY IS IN THE
CURRENT TIME ZONE D
estination in same 
time zone as home. No need to change time zones if desti-
nation is in same time zone as home.72
INITIALIZING LENS
CANNOT FOCUSCamera cannot focus. W
ait until message has cleared from 
display and camera has zoomed all 
the way out.—
LENS ERROR Lens error. Tu
rn camera off   and then on again.  If 
error persists, contact retailer or Nikon 
r epresentative.14
LENS COVER ERROR F
inger or other obstruc-
tion prevents lens cover 
from opening. Tu
rn camera off    and remove obstruc-
tion.2, 14
C OMMUNICATIONS ERROR USB cable disconnected 
during transfer or print-
ing.
If
  Pi ctureProject displays error, click 
OK  to exit.  Resume operation after 
turning camera off    and reconnecting 
cable.
52–53,  56
USB  option incorrect. Choose correct  USB option.54
PictureProject did not 
start. See the PictureProject reference man-
ual (on CD) for more information.
—
NO IMAGES ARE MARKED  FOR TRANSFER No pictures selected for 
transfer. Select pictures for transfer and try 
again.
68
TRANSFER ERROR
T
ransfer error. •  Check battery level.
•  Check that USB cable is connected.14
52–53
SYSTEM ERROR Error has occurred in 
camera’s internal cir-
cuitry. Tu
rn camera off  , remove and reinsert 
batteries, and turn camera on.  If error 
persists, contact retailer or Nikon rep-
r esentative.10
PRINTER ERROR
CHECK PRINTER STATUS Pr
inter error. Check printer.  To resume, highlight 
Resume
 (if available) and press  
button. —
In  extremely rare instances, unusual characters may appear in the monitor and the cam-
era may stop functioning.  In most cases, this phenomenon is caused by a strong external 
static charge.  Turn the camera off  , remove and replace the batteries, and then turn the 
camera on again.  In the event of continued malfunction, contact your retailer or Nikon 
r epresentative.  Note that disconnecting the power source as described above may result 
in the loss of any data not recorded to internal memory or the memory card at the time 
the problem occurred.  Data already recorded will not be aff  ected.
Electronically Controlled Cameras
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Troubleshooting
If the camera fails to function as expected, check the list of common problems 
below before consulting your retailer or Nikon representative.  Refer to the page 
numbers in the right-most column for more information.
Problem Solution
Camera turns off  
without warning •  Battery is low.
•  Camera has turned off
  automatically to save power.
•  Battery is cold.14
14
93
M onitor is blank •  Camera is off
 .
•  Battery is exhausted.
•  Standby mode: monitor turns on when controls are used.
•  Flash lamp blinks red: wait until fl ash has charged.
•  USB cable is connected.
•  A/V cable is connected.
•  Time lapse or interval timer photography in progress: mon- itor turns off   automatically between shots
14
14
14
20
53, 56 52
36, 64
No indicators appear  in monitor Hide info 
is selected for  Photo info.  Select Show info .73
Monitor is hard to 
read • Monitor has dimmed to save power: monitor brightens 
when controls are used.
•  Adjust monitor brightness.
•  Monitor is dirty: clean monitor.14
73
79
Camera clock is not  correct Check camera clock regularly against more accurate time-
pieces and reset as required.71
Camera settings reset Clock battery exhausted: recharge clock battery.  Pictures 
r
ecorded before clock has been set will have time stamp of 
“00.00.0000 00:00”; movies will be dated “01.01.2006 00:00.”71
No picture taken 
when shutter-release  button is pressed •  Camera is in playback mode: press  button.
•  Menus are displayed: press  button.
•  Battery is exhausted.41
17
14
Camera can not focus  using autofocus •  Subject is low in contrast, dominated by repeating geomet-
ric patterns, covers too small an area of the frame, or con-
tains many fi ne details, objects of sharply diff  ering bright-
ness, or objects at diff  erent distances from the camera.  Use 
f ocus lock to focus on another subject at same distance.
•  Off   is selected for AF assist option in camera setup menu.
•  Focus error.  Turn camera off   and then on again. 66
75
14
Pi ctures are blurred • Use fl ash.
• Use BSS.
•  Use tripod and self-timer. 20
65
3, 22
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Problem Solution
Pic tures are too dark 
(underexposed) •  Flash is off
 .
•  Flash window is blocked.
•  Subject is outside range of fl ash.
•  Exposure compensation is too low.
•  Subject is backlit: select 
 (scene mode) or use fi ll fl ash. 20
18
20
25, 31,  63
20, 28
Pi ctures are too bright 
(overexposed) Exposure compensation is too high. 25, 31, 
63
R andomly-spaced 
bright pixels (“noise”)  appear in image Shutter speed too slow.  Noise can be reduced by:
• Using fl ash
•  Setting Sensitivity to 50
•  Choosing scene mode option with noise reduction
20
65
28, 34
Pi ctures are smeared Lens is dirty.  Clean lens. 79
C olors are unnatural White balance does not match light source. 62
F lash does not fi re F
lash is off  .  Note that fl  ash turns off   automatically in 
 mode 
( T ime lapse movie  excepted) and some scene modes or 
when option other than  Single or  Intvl timer shooting  is 
selected for  Continuous  or BSS is on. 20, 26, 
35, 63, 
65
AF-assist illuminator  does not light • 
Off   is selected for AF assist option in camera setup menu.
• AF assist illumination turns off    automatically in 
 (POR-
TRAIT excepted), , ,   (NIGHT PORTRAIT excepted), ,, , and  modes. 75
26
Bright specks in pic-
tures taken with fl ash F
lash is refl ecting from particles in air.  Turn fl ash off  .20
Blur warning is not  displayed • 
Off   is selected for  Blur warning in camera setup menu.
•  Blur warning is not displayed in self-timer, 
, , , , or   mode or when option other than  Single is selected for 
Co ntinuous  or BSS is on. 75
22, 26, 
35, 63,  65
No sound when
shutter is released Sound is not played when 
Off  selected for  Sound settings  > 
Shutter sound , BSS on, option other than  Single selected 
f or  Co ntinuous , or 
 or  mode is selected. 34, 35, 
63, 65, 
75
Optical zoom cannot  be used Optical zoom cannot be used while shooting movies. 35
Digital zoom cannot  be used Digital zoom is not available when 
Multi shot 16 is selected 
f or  Co ntinuous . 63
Unexpected results 
when fl ash set to 
 
(auto with red-eye  reduction). In
-camera red-eye fi x may, in very rare cases, be applied to 
areas not aff  ected by red-eye.  Set fl ash to   (auto) or  
(fi ll-fl ash) and try again.  Note that red-eye reduction is the 
default setting for one-touch portrait, 
, and  modes.  20, 24, 
33, 34
Image mode  not 
a vailable Image mode
 cannot be adjusted when  Multi shot 16 is 
selected for  Continuous  or “Sports composite” is selected in  
scene mode. 34, 63
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Problem Solution
Date imprint  not 
a vailable Camera clock has not been set. 71
Date not appearing  on pictures Date does not appear on movies or pictures taken using  
, ,  (
Sports composite  excepted), Continuous , or BSS. 26, 35, 
63, 65
Pi ctures cannot be 
played back •  Time lapse or interval timer photography in progress: pic-
tures can not be played back until recording is complete.
•  File has been overwritten or renamed by computer or oth- er make of camera. 36, 64
—
Cannot zoom in on  picture Pl
ayback zoom cannot be used with movies, small pictures, 
or pictures that have been cropped to below 320 × 240. 37, 42, 
69
Cannot record voice  memo V
oice memos cannot be appended to movies. 37
Cannot use crop, 
D -lighting, or small 
picture options These options cannot be used with movies and may not be 
a
vailable with pictures created with other cameras.  Select 
picture that supports crop, D-lighting, or small picture. 89
Cannot create new  Pi ctmotion movie Camera may be unable to create Pictmotion movies using 
pictures recorded with other cameras.  Other cameras may 
be unable to play Pictmotion movies created with COOLPIX 
S5.
48
Cannot mark pictures  for transfer No more than 999 pictures can be marked for transfer.  Use 
Pi
ctureProject  Transfer  button to transfer pictures. 53
T ransfer marking does 
not appear Pi
ctures were marked for transfer using another model of 
camera.  Mark pictures for transfer using S5. 68
Pi ctureProject does 
not start when cam- era is connected •  Camera is off
 .
•  Battery is exhausted.
•  USB cable is not correctly connected.
• Appropriate  USB option is not selected.
•  Computer can not detect camera.
See the PictureProject reference manual  (on CD) for further 
information. 14
14
53
54
—
Cannot transfer pictures
 button can not be used to transfer pictures from inter-
nal memory when  Mass Storage is selected for USB or if 
memory card is locked.  Transfer pictures using PictureProject 
transfer button. 53, 54
Pi ctures not displayed 
on television •  Choose correct video mode.
•  USB cable is connected: disconnect USB cable 52
8
F ormat card  >  For-
mat  option not avail-
able Batteries are low. 14
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Appendix
O pera tio n  F lo w ch artOperation Flowchart
The following fl owchart illustrates basic camera operations.
S u p porte d  S ta n d ard sSupported Standards
•  DCF : D esign Rule for  Camera  File System (DCF) is standard widely used in the digital camera 
industry to ensure compatibility among diff  erent makes of camera.
•  DPOF:  D igital  Print  Order  Format (DPOF) is an industry-wide standard that allows pictures to 
be printed from print orders stored on the memory card.
•  Exif version 2.2 : This camera supports Exif ( Exchangeable  Image  File Format for Digital Still 
Cameras) ver sion 2.2, a stan dard that al lows in for ma tion stored with pho to graphs to be 
used for optimal color re pro duc tion when im ag es are output on Exif-compliant print ers.
•  Pi ctBridge : A standard developed by in cooperation with the digital camera and printer 
industries, allowing photographs to be output directly to a printer without connecting the 
camera to a computer.
•  ImageLink : The ImageLink standard allows pictures taken with a digital camera to be print-
ed directly on a household printer, without using a computer.  The camera can be connect-
ed directly to any ImageLink-compatible printer for one-touch picture printing.
MenusShooting
Press  to select
 (auto) mode ( 18)
Scene mode ( 26)
Scene assist modes ( 32)
V oice recording mode ( 38)
One-touch portrait mode ( 24)
Playback
Press  to select
Pl ayback mode ( 41)
Pi ctmotion mode ( 48)
Calendar mode ( 45)
List-by-date mode ( 46)
D -lighting ( 43)
Voice recording playback ( 39)
Shooting menu ( 61)
Scene menu ( 26)
Mo vie menu ( 36)
One-touch portrait menu ( 25)
Playback menu ( 67)
Pi ctmotion menu ( 50)
Calendar menu ( 45)
List by date menu ( 46)
Setup menu ( 70)
Co py sound fi les menu ( 40)
Voice recording menu ( 39)
Setup menu ( 70)
Mo vie mode ( 35)
Framing assist menu ( 32)
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Defa u lt s  (Defaults ( 6 1, 6 7, 7 0, 7 6) 61, 67, 70, 76)
Choosing  Reset for Reset all  restores the following default settings:
Option Default
Shooting mode  (
 18–25)
Flash mode Auto
S elf timer Off 
Macro close-up Off 
On e-touch portrait
Exposure compensation 0
Po rtrait eff  ect Normal
Sc ene mode  (
 26–34) Party/Indoor
 mode framing assist PORTRAIT
 mode framing assistLANDSCAPE
 mode framing assist SPORTS
 mode framing assistNIGHT PORTRAIT
Exposure compensation 0
Movie menu  (
 36–37)
Movie options Small size 320
Set interval time 30 s
Auto-focus mode
Single AF
Electronic VROff  
Pictmotion settings  ( 50)
Music Pachelbel Kanon
S tyle Motion
Playback order Random
F it to length Repeat photos
Auto select 10 pictures
Shooting menu  (
 61–66)
Image mode Normal (2816)
White balance Auto
Exp. +/– 0
Continuous Single
Interval timer 30 s
Option Default
Shooting menu  (continued)
BSS Off 
Exposure BSS Highlight BSS
S ensitivity Auto
Color options Standard color
AF-area mode Center
Playback menu  (
 67–69)
Slide showFrame intvl 3 s
S etup menu  (
 70–76)
Menus Te x t
Q uick startup On
W elcome screen Animation
Monitor settings
Photo info Show info
Brightness 4
Da te imprint Off 
AF assist Auto
S ound settings
Button sound On
S hutter sound 1
V olume Normal
Blur warning On
Auto off   1 min.
Auto transfer On
Mi scellaneous
Sound quality  ( 39) High
P aper size  (
 57, 58) Default
Choosing  Reset also clears the current  fi le number ( 89) from memory.  Numbering will con-
tinue from the lowest number available (to reset fi  le numbering to 0001, delete all pictures before 
selecting  Reset).  All other settings are unaff  ected, including  Date (
 71),  Date counter  ( 74), 
Language  ( 76), USB  ( 76), and  Video mode  ( 76).
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Im ag e M od e (I mage Mode ( 6 1), M ovie  O ptio n s ( 61), Movie Options ( 3 6), a n d  S o u n d  Q ualit y  ( 36), and Sound Quality ( 3 9) 39)
The following table lists the number of pictures, maximum length per movie, or maximum to-
tal voice recording length that can be recorded to internal memory or a 256 MB memory card, 
t ogether with the size of still pictures printed at 300 dpi.
S etting Internal memory (21 MB) 256 MB memory card Print size (cm / in.)
Image modeHigh (2816★)   7    85 24 × 18 / 9½ × 7
Normal (2816)  14   165 24 × 18 / 9½ × 7
Normal (2048)  26   305 17 × 13 / 7 × 5
PC screen (1024)  90 1045 9 × 7 / 3½ × 2½
TV  screen (640) 193 2245 5 × 4 / 2 × 1½
Movie optionsTV movie 640★19 s 3 min.  40 s —
Small size 320★38 s 7 min.  20 s —
Small size 320 1 min.  14 s 14 min.  30 s —
Pictmotion 320 1 min. 1 min. —
Smaller size 160 4 min.  7 s 48 min.  5 s —
Time lapse movie★225 frames 1800 frames —Sound
qualityNormal 46 min.  8 s 5  hr. —
High16 min.  43 s 3 hr.  15 min.  55 s —
* All fi gures are approximate.  Actual capacity varies with make of memory card and, in the  case of JPEG images, with the type of scene recorded.  If memory remains for more than 
9999 pictures, exposure count display will show 9999.
Restr ic tio n s o n  C am era  S ettin g s (Restrictions on Camera Settings ( 6 1) 61)
Restrictions apply to the following settings in  mode:
Flash mode Flash turns off   at  Co ntinuous  settings of  Continuous  or  Multi-shot 16  or 
when  BSS is on.  Original mode is restored when  Single or  Intvl timer shoot-
ing  is selected or  BSS is turned off  .
S elf timer If self-timer is on, only one shot will be taken when shutter is released, regardless 
of settings chosen for  Continuous  and  BSS.  Original  Continuous  and  BSS set-
tings are restored when picture is taken or self-timer is turned off  .
Continuous Selecting Continuous  or  Multi-shot 16  turns  BSS off  .  Original  BSS setting is 
not restored when  Single is selected.
BSS Continuous  is set to  Single when  BSS is on.  Original setting is not restored 
when  BSS is turned off  .
White
balance White balance is set to 
Auto and can not be adjusted when  Black and white, 
S epia , or Cyanotype  is selected for  Color options .  Original white balance is 
r estored when  Standard color  or Vivid color  is selected.
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Im ag e F il e  a n d  F o ld er N am esImage File and Folder Names
Pi ctures, movies, and voice memos are assigned fi le names with three parts: a four letter iden-
tifi er, a four-digit fi le number assigned automatically by the camera in ascending order, and a 
three-letter extension (e.g., “DSCN0001.JPG”).
O riginals Identifi er Extension
Still picture DSCN .JPG
Mo vie DSCN .MOV
Time-lapse movie INTN .MOV
V oice recording DSCN .WAV
V oice memo Same as picture .WAVCopies Identifi er Extension
Cropped copy RSCN .JPG
Small copy SSCN .JPG
D -lighting copy FSCN .JPG
Pi ctures and sound fi  les are stored in folders named with a three-digit folder number followed 
by a fi ve-character identifi er: “P_” plus a three-digit sequence number for pictures taken us-
ing panorama assist (e.g, “101P_001”; 
  29–30), “INTVL” for interval timer photography (e.g., 
“101INTVL”;   64), “SOUND” or “SOUNE” for voice recordings (e.g., “101SOUND”;  38), and 
“NIKON” for all other pictures (e.g, “100NIKON”).  Folders can hold up to 200 pictures; if a picture 
is taken when the current folder contains 200 pictures, a new folder will be created by adding 
one to the current folder number.  If a picture is taken when the current folder is numbered 
999 and contains 200 pictures or a picture numbered 9999, no further pictures can be taken 
until the medium is formatted (
 76) or a new memory card inserted.
F iles copied using  Copy >  Selected images  or COPY SOUND FILES >  Selected fi  les  are cop-
ied to the current folder, where they are assigned new fi le numbers in ascending order start-
ing from the largest fi le number in memory.   Copy >  All images  and COPY SOUND FILES > 
Co py all fi  les  copy all folders from the source device; fi le names do not change but new 
f older numbers are assigned in ascending order starting from the largest folder number on 
the destination device (
 40, 69).
Pi ctmotion movies (
 48) are stored under the “NKSS” folder in folders named with a three-
digit folder number followed by “PRJCT” (e.g., “101PRJCT”).  Each folder contains the picture 
and sound fi les for a single Pictmotion movie.
C op ie s (C opies ( 4 2, 4 3, 6 9) 42, 43, 69)
C opies created using crop ( 42), D-Lighting ( 43), and small picture ( 69) have the same 
transfer marking as the original but are not marked for printing or protection.  Copies created 
using  Copy (
 69) have the same protection marking as the original but are not marked for 
printing or transfer.  The crop and small picture options can not be used with copies created 
with crop or small picture; D-lighting is not available with copies created with crop, D-light-
ing, or small picture.
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GMT +/– Location
–11 Midway, Samoa
–10 Hawaii, Tahiti–9 Alaska, Anchorage
–8 PST (PDT ): Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver
–7 MST (MDT ): Denver, Phoenix, La Paz
–6 CST (CDT ): Chicago, Houston, Mexico City
–5 EST (EDT ): New York, Toronto, Lima
–4 Caracas, Manaus
–3 Buenos Aires, São Paulo
–2 Fernando de Noronha
–1 Azores
±0 London, CasablancaGMT +/– Location +1 Madrid, Paris, Berlin
+2 Athens, Helsinki
+3 Moscow, Nairobi
+4 Abu Dhabi, Dubai
+5 Islamabad, Karachi
+6 Colombo, Dhaka
+7 Bangkok, Jakarta
+8 Beijing, Hong Kong (HK), Singapore
+9 Tokyo, Seoul
+10 Sydney, Guam
+11 New Caledonia
+12 Auckland, Fiji
T im e Z o n es (T ime Zones ( 7 1–7 2) 71–72)
The camera supports the time zones listed below.  Increments of less than one hour are not 
supported; when travelling to or from destinations at half- or quarter-hour increments from 
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT ), such as Afghanistan, Central Australia, India, Iran, Nepal, or New-
f oundland, set the camera clock to local time (
 71–72).
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